Tag: Mining Pit
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2 killed in Niger mining pit collapse
The police command in Niger has confirmed the death of two individuals after a mining pit collapsed in the Farin-Doki area of Shiroro Local Government. Police Public Relations Officer in Niger, SP Wasiu Abiodun, confirmed this on Monday while speaking with journalists in Minna.
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Three dead as mining pit collapses in Niger
Three persons have lost their lives after a mining pit collapsed, in Adunu community in Paikoro Local Government Area of Niger State.
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Panic as 14 people are trapped in mining pit in Ghana
At least 14 illegal miners are said to have been trapped in a mine at Prestea-Nsuta in the Western Region, Ghana. According to a national TV station in Ghana, the miners, numbering 19, were believed to have been trapped since Sunday after a heavy downpour. Only five of the miners successfully came out from the…